IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,933,796
Granted Patent B2
US 10,933,796 · App. 16/140,223 · Granted Mar 2, 2021

Truck bed accessory mounting panels

Inventor: Matt Beenen (Minneapolis, MN)
Assignee: BuiltRight Industries LLC
B60P7/0807B60P3/007B60R5/00B60R5/006B60R5/04B60R7/00B60R7/005B60R7/02B60R9/00B60R9/02B60R9/06B60R9/065B62D33/023B62D33/0207B65D90/0053
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Patent No.
US 10,933,796
App. No.
16/140,223
Granted
Mar 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An accessory mounting system is easily coupled to an inner portion of a pick-up bed, thus allowing a user to easily mount and hold equipment. The mounting system includes a number of panels which can be mounted to existing structures within the pick-up box, and which have a pattern of openings to accommodate straps, brackets, tie-downs, and other holding mechanisms.

Claims (21)

1. A pickup truck bed storage system comprising:

a substantially planar mounting panel comprising:

a plurality of slots;

a plurality of holes;

at least one mounting structure; and

at least one U-Shaped bracket wherein the substantially planar mounting panel further comprises at least one opening, the at least one U-Shaped bracket is inserted into the opening, and the at least one U-Shaped bracket couples at least a portion of the substantially planar mounting panel to an upper lip of the pickup truck bed, and

wherein each mounting structure of the at least one mounting structure is adapted to secure the substantially planar mounting panel to a bed wall of a pickup truck bed by passing a fastener through a mounting hole in the at least one mounting structure and into a mounting point in the pickup truck bed.

2. A pickup truck bed storage system, comprising:

a substantially planar mounting panel comprising:

a plurality of slots;

a plurality of holes;

at least one mounting structure; and

wherein each mounting structure of the at least one mounting structure is adapted to secure the substantially planar mounting panel to a bed wall of a pickup truck bed by passing a fastener through a mounting hole in the at least one mounting structure and into a mounting point in the pickup truck bed,

wherein at least one of the at least one mounting structure comprises:

a pair of inwardly angled tabs extending from a surface of the substantially planar mounting panel; and

a lip portion extending from each of the inwardly angled tabs, said lip portion comprising at least a first mounting hole, and

wherein at least one of the at least one mounting structure comprises a bottom lip extending from a bottom edge of the substantially planar mounting panel, said bottom lip comprising at least a second mounting hole.

3. The pickup truck bed storage system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one strap configured to interact with at least one of the plurality of slots and/or at least one of the plurality of holes.

4. The pickup truck bed storage system of claim 2 , further comprising at least one strap configured to interact with at least one of the plurality of slots and/or at least one of the plurality of holes.

5. The pickup truck bed storage system of claim 2 , wherein the substantially planar mounting panel further comprises at least one bed light switch clearance feature.

6. The pickup truck bed storage system of claim 4 , wherein the substantially planar mounting panel further comprises at least one bed light switch clearance feature.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62561774 · Sep 22, 2017
Related Publication 20190092213A1 · Mar 28, 2019
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